Donald Payne Jr.

Donald Payne Jr. (17 December 1958-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-NJ 10) from 8 November 2012, succeeding Donald M. Payne.

Biography
Donald Payne Jr. was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1958, the son of Congressman Donald M. Payne. He worked for the New Jersey Highway Authority from 1991 to 1996, when he joined the Essex County Educational Services Commission as the Supervisor of Student Transportation. Payne then served on the Municipal Council of Newark from 2006 to 2012, when he succeeded his late father in the US House of Representatives.